ADM 16-14: Universal Credit - further extension of relevant

Memo ADM 16/14
[See ADM Memo 1-15]
UNIVERSAL CREDIT – FURTHER EXTENSION OF
RELEVANT DISTRICTS
Contents
Paragraphs
Introduction
1
Extension of relevant districts
2–5
Annotations
Contacts
Appendix
INTRODUCTION
1
This memo gives guidance on further additions to the relevant districts made by the
Welfare Reform Act 2102 (Commencement No. 19 and Transitional and Transitory
Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions
1
(Amendment)) Order 2014 .
1 SI 2014 No. 2321; WR Act 12 (Commencement No. 19 etc) Order
EXTENSION OF RELEVANT DISTRICTS
2
ADM M3021 explains that one of the conditions for claiming UC is that the person
must live in the postcode districts listed in the Appendix to ADM Chapter M3 (Gateway
1
2
conditions – claims for UC from 16.6.14) . These are known as relevant districts .
1 WR Act 12 (Commencement No. 9 etc) Order, art 3 & 4; 2 art 2(1) & Sch 1
3
Starting from 15.9.14, the relevant districts are extended over a 14 week period to
include the postcodes in the Appendix to this memo (the No. 14 - 27 relevant
1
districts) . These are postcodes in North West England.
1 WR Act 12 (Commencement No. 19) etc Order, art 2(1), 3 & 4 & Sch
4
The guidance in ADM Chapters M3, M4 (Gateway conditions – effects of transition to
UC from 16.6.14), S8 (JSA Transition) and V8 (ESA Transition) applies to UC
claimants who live in the No. 14 - 27 relevant districts from the appropriate date as in
the Appendix.
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The guidance on exceptions to the requirement to live in a relevant district for some
UC claimants continues to apply (see ADM M3022 – M3026).
ANNOTATIONS
Please annotate the number of this memo (Memo ADM 16/14) against the following
ADM paragraphs:
M3 Appendix heading.
CONTACTS
If you have any queries about this memo, please write to Decision Making and
Appeals (DMA) Leeds, 1S25, Quarry House, Leeds. Existing arrangements for such
referrals should be followed, as set out in Memo DMG 03/13 - Obtaining legal advice
and guidance on the Law.
DMA Leeds: September 2014
APPENDIX
No. 14 relevant districts from 15.9.14
BL9 7 L40 0 and L40 1 OL15 0 L31 1 L40 4 to L40 9 OL15 8 L31 4 M24 0 to M24 2 OL16 L33 3 and L33 4 M24 5 and M24 6 PR8 3 to PR8 5 L37 0 OL10 PR9 8 L37 5 OL11 WA11 7 L37 9 OL12 6 WN8 L39
OL12 9
No. 15 relevant districts from 22.9.14
L10 1 L28 0 and L28 1 M22 8 and M22 9 L10 4 and L10 5 L28 8 M23 L10 7 L36 5 M24 4 L14
M4
M25 0
L15
M7 4
2
M25
L18 0 to L18 2 M8 M33 3 L18 5 M9 M40 L20 1 and L20 2 M22 0 to M22 2 WA15 0 L20 7 to L20 9 M22 5 WA15 7 and WA15 8 No. 16 relevant districts from 29.9.14
L1
L4 7
L8
L2
L5
L17 1 to L17 4
L3
L6
L17 7 to L17 9
L4 0 to L4 4
L7
No. 17 relevant districts from 6.10.14
BB4
BB10
BB18 9
BB5
BB11
BL0 0
BB8
BB12 0
BL9 6
BB9 0
BB12 6
OL12 0
BB9 4 and BB9 5
BB12 8
OL12 7 and OL12 8
BB9 7 to BB9 9
BB18 5
OL13
No. 18 relevant districts from 13.10.14
BL5 2
M46
WN4
M29
WA3 1 to WA3 3
WN7
No. 19 relevant districts from 20.10.14
L4 6
M15
L4 8 and L4 9
M16
L11
SK10
SK11 6 to SK11 9
No. 20 relevant districts from 27.10.14
L4 5
L17 0
L24 0 to L24 3
L9
L17 5 and L17 6
L24 6 to L24 9
L12
L18 3 and L18 4
L25
L13
L18 6 to L18 9
L26
L16
L19
L27
No. 21 relevant districts from 3.11.14
FY5
FY7
FY6
PR4 0
No. 22 relevant districts from 10.11.14
M12
M14
M13
M19 0
M21
No. 23 relevant districts from 17.11.14
L24 4 and L24 5
SK1
SK8
L35 6
SK2
SK12
M11
SK3
SK14 3
M18
SK4
SK14 5
M19 1 to M19 3
SK5
WA7
M20
SK6
WA8
M22 4
SK7
No. 24 relevant districts from 24.11.14
BB1 BL6 5 to BL6 7 PR5 8 BB2
BL7
PR6
BB3
BL8
4
PR7
BB6 7 and BB6 8 L40 2 and L40 3 PR25 4 and PR25 5 BB9 6 PR4 6 PR26 7 to PR26 9 BB12 7 PR5 0 BB12 9 PR5 6 No. 25 relevant districts from 1.12.14
CH64
CW9
M7 1 to M7 3 CH65
M1
M27 4
CH66
M2
M27 6
CW6
M3
M50
CW7
M5
CW8
M6
No. 26 relevant districts from 8.12.14
FY1
LA5 0
LA16
FY2
LA5 8 and LA5 9 LA17
FY3
LA6 1 and LA6 2 LA18
FY4
LA7
LA19
FY8
LA8
LA20
LA1
LA9
LA21
LA2 0
LA11
LA22
LA2 6
LA12
LA23
LA2 9
LA13
M44
LA3
LA14
PR3
LA4
LA15
PR4 1 to PR4 3
No. 27 relevant districts from 15.12.14
BB4
CA10 1 to CA10 3
CA20
CA1
CA11
CA21
CA2
CA12
CA22
CA3
CA13
CA23
CA4
CA14
CA24
CA5
CA15
CA25
CA6
CA16
CA26
CA7
CA17
CA27
CA8 0 and CA8 1
CA18
CA28
CA8 9
CA19